Lives filled with yearning
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Humans fight an evil enemy
A great Patrick F. Hamilton novel demands a formidable foe, and here the author again delivers.
Orwell or Huxley?
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Identities intersect
Peter Polites’s impressive debut novel mines the struggles of ethnic and sexual identity in Australia.
Rich US prize for Eckermann
Adelaide-based indigenous poet and writer Ali Cobby Eckermann has received one of the world’s richest literary awards.
Massive payday for Obamas
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VIP program takes books abroad
Christos Tsiolkas and Stephanie Bishop owe some of their success to the inflight reading habits of visiting publishers.
Wild bounty
A new translation of an ancient Chinese classic vibrates with the wonder and mystery of life.
Tensions across the board
These two authors don’t pretend Australia is a classless society.
Tangled web of hair trade
Political, religious and social forces are all at play in the billion-dollar trade in human hair.
The truth about cannibalism
Anthropophagy has long fascinated and appalled humans. Now a US professor hopes to separate fact from fiction.
Love alone
Christina Stead’s letters, with their ‘awkward Australian bones’, conjure both the past and the future.
Tension as family crumbles
A house restoration is the basis of this remarkable novel, but it’s the family that is built on unstable foundations.
Convict capers continue
Meg and Tom Keneally’s convict creation Hugh Llewellyn Monsarrat is back for more adventure.
Small wonders
Widely published English writer Lucy Durneen has placed her first book in unexpected hands.
Pulsating tales of the heart
From ancient beliefs to stories of surgical wizardry, these books delve deep into our most vital organ.
One of a kind
Caroline Baum’s memoir is an inquiry into being that single, precious child holding a family together.
PM-bashing book to be launched
James Allan’s collection of essays, Making Australia Right, trashes the government’s record and policy priorities.
Australia should be honest broker
At a time of worldwide disruption, Australia should be a ‘model of global power’ in the Asia-Pacific.
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